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List of ambassadors of Great Britain to France

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Field	Value
post	Ambassador of Great Britain to
France
insignia	Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg
insigniasize	120px
insigniacaption	Arms of Great Britain
style	His Excellency
residence	Paris
appointer	The monarch
inaugural	Charles Townshend, Viscount Townshend
First Ambassador of Great Britain to France (Plenipotentiary)
last	James Harris, Baron Malmesbury
Last Ambassador of Great Britain to France (Plenipotentiary)

France L'Ambassadeur britannique en France First Ambassador of Great Britain to France (Plenipotentiary) Last Ambassador of Great Britain to France (Plenipotentiary)

The ambassador of Great Britain to France (French: L'Ambassadeur britannique en France) was the foremost diplomatic representative in France of the Kingdom of Great Britain, created by the Treaty of Union in 1707, in charge of the British diplomatic mission in France.

Traditionally, the embassy to France was the most prestigious posting in the English and later British foreign services, although in the eighteenth century there was sometimes no diplomatic representation between the two countries, due to the wars between them.

For ambassadors to France before 1707, see the list of ambassadors of the Kingdom of England to France.

For ambassadors to France after 1800, see the list of ambassadors from the United Kingdom to France.

Ambassadors and ministers of Great Britain to France

No permanent representation of the Kingdom of Great Britain, or of its predecessor the Kingdom of England, to France between 1701 and 1712, due to the War of the Spanish Succession.
- 1709: Charles Townshend, Viscount Townshend Plenipotentiary
1712: The Duke of Hamilton (never took office, being killed in a celebrated duel before setting off)
- 1712–1715: Matthew Prior, Plenipotentiary
1712–1713: The Duke of Shrewsbury
1714–1720: The Earl of Stair, Minister-Plenipotentiary 1714–1715; Envoy Extraordinary 1715; then Ambassador
1720–1721: Sir Robert Sutton, Ambassador
1721–1724: Sir Luke Schaub
1724–1730: The Lord Walpole of Wolterton Envoy Extraordinary 1724; Ambassador Extraordinary 1724–1727; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 1727–1730
1730–1740: The Earl Waldegrave
1740–1744: Anthony Thompson, Chargé d'Affaires
no representation 1744–1748 due to the War of the Austrian Succession
1749–1754: The Earl of Albemarle
no representation 1754–1762 due to the Seven Years' War
- 1761: Hans Stanley, Minister: special mission to negotiate peace
1762–1763: The Duke of Bedford
1763–1765: The Earl of Hertford
1765–1766: The Duke of Richmond
1766–1768: The Earl of Rochford
1768–1772: The Earl Harcourt
1772–1778: The Viscount Stormont
no representation 1778–1782 due to American Revolutionary War
1782: Thomas Grenville, Minister
1782–1783: Alleyne FitzHerbert, Minister Plenipotentiary
1783–1784: The Duke of Manchester
1784–1789: John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- 1789–1790: Embassy Secretary Lord Robert Stephen FitzGerald (1765–1833), son of James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, acted as Minister Plenipotentiary from 8 August 1789 to 20 June 1790
1790–1792: Earl Gower, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
No representation after 1792, due to the French Revolutionary Wars. Diplomatic relations were severed until 1801.
- 1797: James Harris, Baron Malmesbury, Plenipotentiary

References

Horn, D. B.. (1934). "British Diplomatic Representatives (1689–1789)". Royal Historical Society.
(1934). "British Diplomatic Representatives (1789–1852)". Royal Historical Society.

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